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 Information Technology Law - LAWS1031
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS1001, LAWS1011; or LAWS1610; Corequisite: LAWS2311 or LAWS1010.
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
  

Description

This computer law course - known informally as Cyberspace Law - examines the law governing the Internet/cyberspace. Topics may include governance of cyberspace (the role of self-regulation, control of domain names etc), the special significance of encryption technologies; digital signatures and electronic transactions; property in cyberspace (copyright in hypertexts, liability of ISPs etc), computer crime, privacy and surveillance, internet censorship, and tortious and other civil liability issues. E-commerce issues are discussed. No prior computing knowledge is required. Computing and data communications concepts are explained where necessary. This course may be taught via the Internet, or via a combination of Internet and face-to-face classes. Further details are on the subject web pages (http://www2.austlii.edu.au/itlaw/).

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